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The best change processes start now and are continual

Posted on March 25, 2013 by George Bullard — No Comments ↓

Some years ago I had the responsibility to lead a team moving a denominational organization of more than 100 staff persons from a 35,000 square foot building to an 80,000 square foot building less than two miles away. It needed…

Tagged with: architect, change, Church, churches, congregation, congregations, continual, denominational, George Bullard, governance, innovative, journey, organization, permission-giving, traditional, transition
Posted in Blog Posts, Leadership, Ministry

Are Immigrants a fiscal drain on public resources?

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Kevin Glenn — 1 Comment ↓

The goal of this series is to heighten one’s awareness to the diversity of perspective within the Body of Christ on the issue of immigration, and to provide a synopsis of the differing views of Christians in a way that…

Tagged with: change, economics, immigrant, immigration reform, internationals, Politics, taxes
Posted in Blog Posts, Ministry, Missions, Public Policy, Social Issues, Young Baptists

At what speed should congregations move?

Posted on January 8, 2013 by George Bullard — No Comments ↓

As we enter 2013, at what speed is your congregation moving? I believe congregations should move at the speed of the leading edge 20 percent of the people in the congregation who are the proactive, positive, and passionate leaders; that…

Tagged with: change, Church, churches, conflict, congregation, congregations, discern, discernment, future, George Bullard, leaders, leadership, leading edge, management, passionate, past, present, speed, transition
Posted in Generational Differences, Leadership, Ministry

The edgy Christian media startup you need to check out

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Alan Rudnick — No Comments ↓

More and more, Christian media outfits try to create their own social media platforms to get noticed. However, a new edgy social media startup, “Sogo” is taking a different route on social media to get their message out. Sogo describes…

Tagged with: Alan Rudnick, Brian McLaren, change, dialogue, faith, Formation, missional, social media, sogo, spiritual formation, Spirituality, Steve Knight, Tripp Hudgins, what is sogo
Posted in Technology & Church

How Evangelicals can lead the way now

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Alan Rudnick — 8 Comments ↓

After the 2012 elections, Franklin Graham stated on CNN that our nation is on a “path of destruction” due to the 2012 election results. In addition Graham said, “If we are allowed to go down this road in the path…

Tagged with: Alan Rudnick, Barack Obama, change, congregation, dialogue, faith, Franklin Graham, missional, path of destruction, Politics, Relationships
Posted in Leadership, Public Policy

Worship wars are about distance not style

Posted on November 13, 2012 by George Bullard — No Comments ↓

I continue to hear of worship wars and rumors of worship wars. If you are still battling worship wars in your congregation, you may be in conflict over the wrong issue. Worship wars are not really about the style of…

Tagged with: change, Church, churches, conflict, congregation, congregations, contemporary worship, distance, emergent worship, George Bullard, postmodern, Relationships, style, traditional worship, worship, worship wars
Posted in Ministry

Hope is my friend

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Peggy Haymes — No Comments ↓

I was cruising through the list of notification on the GoodReads web site when one caught my eye. “Hope is your friend.” Of course, it was a notification that someone named Hope and I had made a social media connection,…

Tagged with: change, Christianity, Church, community, Counseling, faith, Grace, hope, mental health
Posted in Health & Wholeness, Healthy Living, Mental Health

Three responses to 9/11 grief

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Alan Rudnick — 3 Comments ↓

Eleven years ago on September 11, I was in college. I was getting out of a Tuesday morning class when I heard people talking about an airplane crash. As I walked back to my apartment, I heard more and more…

Tagged with: 9/11, Baptist, Baptists, change, Christianity, community, dialogue, faith, Formation, missional, september 11, spiritual formation, Spiritual Practice
Posted in Grief, Health & Wholeness, Ministry, Religious News Voices, Social Issues

Beautiful City

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Peggy Haymes — No Comments ↓

As I’ve been doing some writing today I’ve been listening to music on my computer. I’d loaded some new songs and I smiled as the opening notes of “Beautiful City” from “Godspell” began. It’s always been one of my favorite…

Tagged with: Broken Open, change, faith, fear, Formation, Funeral, Godspell, Grace, Jesus, Music, Spiritual Practice, suffering
Posted in Faithful Living, Grief, Mental Health, Suffering

Saying good-bye to old friends

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Ircel Harrison — 1 Comment ↓

OK, I will readily admit that I have too many books. My wife and I are both book lovers (bibliophiles, for those who desire a classier word). Our home is packed with books. We have passed this love onto children,…

Tagged with: books, C.S. Lewis, change, Kindle, Relationships
Posted in Ministry

Fear and congregations that give in to it

Posted on August 27, 2012 by George Bullard — No Comments ↓

How many times have you heard there are three kinds of people in this world? One memorable version of this is from the 1960s “spaghetti” western starring Clint Eastwood that referred to the good, the bad and the ugly. When…

Tagged with: Baptist, change, Chrisitans, Christian, Clint Eastwood, congregation, congregations, denominations, faithful, fear, fearful, fruitful, Garrison Keillor, Karl Wallenda, Lake Wobegon, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Robert Webber, transition
Posted in Leadership, Ministry

What beer can teach the church

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Zachary Bailes — 10 Comments ↓

The local church isn’t the only institution faced with making difficult decisions in the turbulent, 21st century. Beer companies are facing a changing landscape as well. Except it appears that out of the changing market, the beer industry has found…

Tagged with: change, community, congregation, Formation, Relationships, spiritual formation
Posted in Ministry, Spiritual Formation

Worlds colliding

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Peggy Haymes — No Comments ↓

As a pioneer in the field of grief, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross used to hold workshops all over the world. In these workshops people didn’t just learn about grief; they had a chance to do deep grieving of their own. A friend…

Tagged with: change, community, dialogue, Grace, hope, Margins, mental health, Relationships, Spirituality, wellness
Posted in Health & Wholeness, Healthy Living, Leadership, Mental Health, Ministry, Racial Reconciliation, Social Issues